(a) No person subscribing to refuse service shall dispose or permit the disposal of solid waste in a container designated for the collection of recyclable materials or compostable materials. The person shall remove any solid waste deposited in the recyclable materials and compostable materials containers before the collection of the recyclable materials and compostable containers occurring that week.
(1) The collector will notify any person who occupies commercial or residential premises whenever the City or the collector determines the recyclable materials or compostable materials container of that person is contaminated with solid waste and the waste must be removed. After the person removes the solid waste from the recyclable materials and compostable materials container, the collector will return to the commercial or residential premises to service the container or containers and the person occupying the commercial or residential premises will be charged a "return trip" fee specified in the refuse rate schedules.
(2) If the person occupying the commercial or residential premises does not remove the waste from the recyclable materials and compostable materials containers by the scheduled pick-up date, the containers will be serviced at the next business day and the person occupying the commercial or residential premises will be charged both an "extra solid waste pick-up" fee and a "return trip" fee in addition to the refuse charges that apply to the level of service subscribed by the person occupying the commercial or residential premises. The extra solid waste pick-up fee shall be determined according to the size of the contaminated recyclable materials or compostable materials container and the established rates approved by the City.
(3) The fees outlined in Section 5.20.105 (a)(1) - (2) will also apply if a person occupying a commercial or residential premises places recyclable materials in containers designated for compostable materials or compostable materials in containers designated for recyclable materials.
(4) If a person occupying a commercial or residential premises places recyclable materials and/or compostable materials in containers designated for solid waste, the person will be subject to a "contamination" fee.
(b) No person shall dispose of commercial grease or cooking oil in a compostable materials container.
(Ord. 5536 § 2 (part), 2021: Ord. 5475 § 6, 2019; Ord. 5377 § 1 (part), 2016)